WIA Arc Welding Electrodes

GENERAL PURPOSE

WIA Austarc 12P Arc Welding Electrodes [GENERAL PURPOSE] – Easy starting, smooth running, popular all positional mild steel general purpose electrode whose typical applications include welding of general purpose structural steel, galvanised gates & fences, trailers, steel furniture & wrought iron.

WIA Austarc 13S Arc Welding Electrodes [GENERAL PURPOSE] – A popular blue & white striped mild steel general purpose electrode for welding in down hand & vertical up positions. Typical applications include structural welding of sheet & plate steel (galvanised or otherwise) & tubular sections of steel, including those found in trailers, duct work, hoppers & storage tanks.

HYDROGEN CONTROLLED

WIA Austarc 18TC Vac Pack Arc Welding Electrodes [HYDROGEN CONTROLLED] – An iron powder hydrogen controlled electrode used primarily on C-Mn & low alloy structural steel welding applications. Other typical applications include oil / gas pipe welding, structural steel construction, off-shore rig welding where Ni-alloying is prohibited, mining equipment, heavy girders used in building construction & earth moving plant repair / maintenance.

WIA Austarc 16TC Arc Welding Electrodes [HYDROGEN CONTROLLED] – A smooth running, low hydrogen electrode, developed for all positional welding, using AC or DC power sources. The ideal hydrogen controlled electrode for welding carbon, carbon-manganese & low alloy high strength steels used in a multitude of critical & non-critical applications. Typical applications include pipe welding, single sided weld joints, highly restrained joints, maintenance applications, buffer layer prior to hard surfacing build-up, structural steel & sub zero temperature welding applications.

WIA Austarc 18TC Arc Welding Electrodes [HYDROGEN CONTROLLED] – An iron powder hydrogen controlled electrode used primarily on C-Mn & low alloy structural steels. Other typical applications include oil / gas pipe welding, structural steel construction, off-shore rig welding where Ni-alloying is prohibited, mining equipment, heavy girders used in building construction & earth moving plant repair / maintenance.

WIA Austarc 77 Arc Welding Electrodes [HYDROGEN CONTROLLED] – Smooth running iron powder electrodes used for all positional welding except for vertical down. Austarc 77’s are used for critical welding applications including the repair & maintenance of heavy plate & highly restrained work pieces such as cattle yards, turbines, pressure vessels, heavy steel girders used in building construction & earth moving plants.

IRON POWDER

WIA Austarc 24 Arc Welding Electrodes [IRON POWDER] – Are perfectly suited to long, heavy fillet & butt welding applications. Other applications include but are not limited to: tanks, structural frames, tractor, truck & trailer body repair & manufacture, cattle yards & roof trusses.

CELLULOSE

WIA Austarc 11 Arc Welding Electrodes [CELLULOSE] – Are high cellulose electrodes developed for all positional welding. Austarc 11 Cellulose Electrodes are used for pipeline welding & water / feed storage tank construction where either the ‘Stove Pipe’ or ‘Flick’ techniques can be used to obtain full-root penetration within the products critical structural joints.

STAINLESS

WIA Staincord 309Mo-16 Arc Welding Electrodes [STAINLESS] – Are a Molybdenum bearing, highly alloyed extra low carbon rutile type stainless steel electrode that are suitable for welding of matching 309 & 309Mo base metals, plus a wide range of 300 & 400 series stainless steels, through to alloyed / non-alloyed dissimilar ferrous metal combinations.

WIA Staincord 316L-16 Arc Welding Electrodes [STAINLESS] – Are a Molybdenum bearing extra low carbon, rutile type electrode that are recommended for welding 316, 316L & common 300 series stainless steels – such as 301, 302, 304 and 304L. Staincord 316L-16 electrodes are also suitable for welding ferritic stainless steel alloys such as 3Cr12.

WIA Unicord 312 Arc Welding Electrodes [STAINLESS] – Are basic, rutile type electrodes that are used for the repair & maintenance of steels of unknown composition. Also suitable as a buffer or intermediate layer that can be used prior to the application of hard surfacing.

CAST IRON

WIA Supercast Ni Arc Welding Electrodes [CAST IRON] – Are a basic, graphite coated AC/DC electrode for the lower strength welding of cast irons. These electrodes can be used for the repair / build-up of all standard grades of grey cast iron, malleable iron, austenitic cast iron & some grades of meehanite cast iron.

WIA Supercast Ni/Fe Arc Welding Electrodes [CAST IRON] – Are a basic, graphite coated AC/DC electrode for the higher strength welding of cast irons. These electrodes can be used for the repair & build-up of SG irons & all standard grades of grey cast iron, malleable iron, austenitic cast iron plus some grades of meehanite cast iron. Supercast Ni/Fe electrodes are also perfectly suited to welding these cast irons to steel.

GOUGING & CUTTING

WIA has a reputation for delivering high quality filler metal products, especially arc welding electrodes, for the industrial user. WIA’s arc welding electrodes are preferred by operators across a wide range of industry sectors. WIA’s comprehensive range of arc welding electrodes includes: general purpose welding electrodes, hydrogen controlled welding electrodes, iron powder welding electrodes, cellulose welding electrodes, stainless steel & cast iron welding electrodes & gouging / cutting welding electrodes. One of the most popular arc welding electrodes in WIA’s range is the Austarc 16TC low hydrogen electrode. This welding electrode has set the industry standard for over 40 years when it comes to smooth running characteristics, arc stability, ease of use & metal toughness. Manufactured using a unique twin coating extrusion process, the Austarc 16TC welding electrode is designed for AC & DC power sources. When combined with a DC Inverter, you have an excellent combination for a range of welding solutions – and one that is cost effective and suited to less developed skills.